Minutes: 18 December 2025

Thursday, 18 December 2025

34th Meeting, 2025

Start time:08:30am

End time: 11:24am

Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room

Published: Thursday, 18 December 2025

Committee Members Attendees:

Minutes

1. Transparency of Intergovernmental activity and its implications for parliamentary scrutiny:

The Committee took evidence from—

Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Chris Mackie,Deputy Director, Constitution & UK Relations, Scottish Government.

2. Legal mechanism for any independence referendum inquiry:

The Committee took evidence from—

Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and Luke McBratney,Deputy Director, Elections and Constitutional Projects, Scottish Government.

3. Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill(In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed the Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill draft Stage 1 Report.